Share houses in Burwood

Room rents in Burwood

The median advertised room in Burwood was $260 a week at the July 2026 sweep, $57 under the city median of $317. That's $40 below the south east median of $300, which makes Burwood the cheapest of the 11 south east suburbs we track.

We counted 39 rooms advertised here in July, which makes it a mid-sized market for share houses. 62% of rooms advertised bills included (citywide: 59%). Across Melbourne, rooms with bills included weren't priced any higher than rooms without, so it's worth asking for bills to be included. 90% of Burwood's rooms were listed as available immediately, above the citywide 67%. These figures come from the Rumy Rent Tracker, our quarterly count of Melbourne's share house market, and they're updated with each sweep.

When rooms come up

At the July sweep, 373 rooms across Melbourne had an August move-in date, 4.6 times the number for September. Part of that gap is because rooms are mostly listed a few weeks ahead, but it also lines up with the start of semester two, when a lot of students move. If you're looking in Burwood, the weeks around the start of a semester tend to be when the most rooms come up. If you're listing, it helps to have your ad up before then. With 90% of Burwood's rooms available immediately in July, there was a fair bit to choose from without waiting.

Where Rumy fits

Rent is only part of the decision. Who you end up living with matters as well. Rumy matches housemates on how they connect: when they sleep, how tidy they are, how they feel about guests and noise. Members can verify their phone number, and a badge shows who has. If you're looking for a room in Burwood, you can see who lives in a house and how you match before you message them. If you're filling a room, you can see the same about the people who apply.

Burwood share houses: quick answers

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